In the history of mysticism, few figures described the inner lights of contemplation with as much clarity and precision as Najm al-Dīn Kubrā (1145–1221), the great Sufi master from Khwarezm and founder of the Kubrawiyya order. His writings offer one of the earliest and most systematic phenomenologies of phosphenes: the spontaneous lights that appear behind … Continue reading Najm al-Dīn Kubrā and the Sufi Map of Inner Light
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Henry Corbin and the Concept of Mundus Imaginalis in Black Mirror Scrying
This is an extremely important chapter in the physiology of the spirituality! Henry Corbin (April 14, 1903 – October 7, 1978) was a French philosopher, theologian, and scholar of Islamic mysticism. His work focused on the esoteric traditions of Sufism and Persian philosophy, particularly the writings of thinkers such as Suhrawardi, Ibn Arabi, and Mulla … Continue reading Henry Corbin and the Concept of Mundus Imaginalis in Black Mirror Scrying
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